Carriage-spring



Patented Sept. l3, I898.

S. R. BAILEY.

CARRIAGE SPRING.

(Application filed. Apr. 7, 1898.)

(No Model.)

SAMUEL R. BAILEY, OF AMESBURY, MASSACHUSETTS.

CARRIAGE-SPRING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters IPatent No. 610,788, dated September 13, 1898.

Application filed April '7, 1898. Serial No. 676,721. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern..-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL R. BAILEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Amesbury, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Carriage-Springs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements on the patent granted to me December 28, 1897, No. 596,313, for carriage-springs; and it has for its object to prevent the ends of the lower leaf-springs from being accidentally detached from the sockets secured to the ends of the upper leaf-springs, which may occur if the carriage is jolted by passing over stones or other obstructions in the road, or in case the carriage is raised by taking hold of the carriage-body or upper leaf-sprin gs, as will hereinafter be more fully shown and described, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 represents a view in elevation of a carriage-spring, showing its ends connected by my improved device. Fig. 2 represents an enlarged bottom view of one of the ends of the spring and its connections to the upper spring. Fig. 3 represents a longitudinal section on the line 3 3, shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 4: represents a cross-section on the line 4 4, shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 represents a horizontal section on the line 5 5, shown in Fig. 3; and Fig. 6 represents a longitudinal section of the device, showing a modification for holding the lower leaf-sprin g connected to the end sockets.

Similar letters refer to similar parts wherever they occur on the different parts of the drawings.

In Fig. 1, A and B represent, respectively, the upper and lower leaves of an elliptic or leaf carriage-spring to which are respectively attached the additional leaf-springs a a a and b l) b, as usual.

To each end of the upper spring A is secured a metal socket 0, having, preferably, closed end pieces 0 O and an inwardly-proj ecting lip G", for a purpose as shown and described in my aforesaid Letters Patent.

In practice I make in each end of the lower spring 13 a perforation B, preferablya slotted one, as shown in Figs. 3, l, and 5, adapted to receive a pin or projection 0 attached to or made integral with the lip O, as shown, such pin or projection and slot or recess serving as means forholding the ends of the lower spring 13 loosely connected to the sockets O C and preventing said lower spring from being accidentally disconnected from said sockets C G in case the carriage-body should be lifted or raised or in case the carriage should be jolted by passing over stones or other obstructions in the road. Instead of a pin- 0 may be used a ridge or transverse projection 0 adapted to interlock in a notch orrecess b on the under side of the lower spring 13, as represented in Fig. 6.

In the drawings I have shown the socket C and its lip O as being made separate from the upper leaf-spring A and attached to it by means of a rivet; but I wish to state that I do not confine myself to such exact construction, as, if so desired, the said leaf-spring and socket may be made integral without depart ing from the essence of my invention. f

What I wish to secure by Letters Patent and claim is-- The herein-described carriage-spring consisting of two members, one of which is provided with recesses or perforations at itsopposite ends and-the other member provided with socket-pieces which freely support the ends of the opposite member, and a projection on the interior lower portion of each socket-piece, said projections being adapted to enter the recesses or perforations in the aforesaid spring member, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

SAMUEL R. BAILEY.

Witnesses 2 GEORGE N. BRIGGS, VEBNER H. BARRY. 

